Metropolitan Home March 2009: Personal Space

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Homes come in all sizes, from tiny studios to sprawling country ramblers. The one thing that unites them these days is that no matter the size or style, their owners want their environment to feel bigger, airier, more open than ever before. The homes that follow fall into two categories. The first group -- a new rammed-earth house in Aspen, a renovated Victorian in Chicago and a series of combined apartments in Washington, D.C. -- luxuriate in interior space and direct access to the outdoors. By contrast, our special Small Spaces section features three diminutive homes: a 700-square-foot Manhattan apartment, a new 1,200-square-foot house near Seattle and a renovated 2,000-square-foot Palm Springs tract home, all of which breathe free thanks to bold ideas for making limited space seem infinite. Among them, you'll find hundreds of ideas for personalizing your own abode, however palatial or abridged. Enjoy! -- The Editors